Murdered
“Murdered” 法律与新闻语境中指“被谋杀”;比喻义中可指严重破坏(murdered the song 把歌唱砸了)或体育俚语“痛宰对手”。完成时 have been murdered 用于被动。
- “The detective investigated who murdered the witness.” (侦探调查了是谁谋杀了证人。)
- “He murdered the pronunciation of every French word.” (他把每个法语单词的发音都念糟了。)
- “Our team was murdered 10–0 in the semifinal.” (我们队在半决赛以 0 比 10 惨败。)
Murder 源自古英语 morþor,日耳曼语族共有“非法杀人”概念,-ed 为过去式/过去分词。
murder + -ed;相关 murderer(凶手),murderous(凶残的)。
真实犯罪报道中 murdered 为严肃用语;娱乐与口语比喻需辨语境,避免对受害者不敬。法律区分 murder(谋杀)与 manslaughter(过失杀人)。
- 原形: murder
- 现在分词: murdering
- 名词: murder, murderer
- 固定搭配: “cold-blooded murder” (冷血谋杀), “get murdered” (被痛宰,口语)
与 murder 词条联动:murder + ed = 已经发生谋杀或“被毁掉”的结果。
“The headline said a man was murdered downtown, while online critics joked that the cover band murdered a classic hit.” (标题说市中心一名男子遭谋杀,而网上评论者戏称翻唱乐队“谋杀”了一首经典。)